Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-01
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed Locals.

Condensed Locals.
This morning a dead cOlored infant was found
BY special Officer Payne ia the alley between X
and streets and Connecticut avenue and 18th
street northwest.
the residence of Daniel Marard, a3s street
soutlwest. Took fire this morning about O'Clock
and WIS dam ig"d 70 the extent OF 800 The
cause Of the IRE Is unknown ami there is no 1nsur
ance.
Eiey. E D. Huntley, OF Baltimore, Nd. former
pastor OF Metropolitan VI. r.. church and cX-ch9p-
I3lr pt the hlt"d states senate, preached sunday
evening 10 u large congregation at the Foundry
NJ E church, and at the close OF the services was
welcoaed by .boTt 15c of his old rriends from the
metropolitan church. who congratulated him on
his recovery from his recent severe Illness.
The VIII OF the lat, Peter J,eby bequeathiBg his
$50. ~ MS vic. J"hhie NOS ny, anu naming
Rev. Temple 8 Robinson as administrator was
Lled yesterday
See notice Of meeting Of property holders corner
81 and II streets northwest
At The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Home Plate Glass Insurance Co., the following
were elected trustees for the ensuing year: James
l. Barbour, President; ChaS. c. Duncan, vice presi
dent: Chas- y. Larner, secretary; Thomas SOmcr-
Vile, treasurer; John b. Larney, attorney; Noble
u. Larner, Francis Miller, r q. Hoffman, j. l.
johnson an1 John I.NOgt.
The Court in General Term has been adjourned
until ThurSda.' next, when Judge Macarthur viii
sit with Judges Ha5ncr and James. The cases as
signed are Nos 10 IL.
A Democratic View of Trotter's APP
pOintment.
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR.
The appointment of an unknown Boston colOred
man as recorder OF deeds OF the District OF Column
bia, the best local position We have, and whom
the President did not dare to appoint as poStmas-
ter Of Hyde Park. small village in Massachusetts,,
makes matters no better, If no worse. The Pres1-
dent evidently adheres TO the colored carpet bag
system, and continues TO ignore the claims OF our
people and the platform upon which he was elected
But does the best local Office In the District be-
long by right TO the negroeS7 Are they entitled to
the frSt place at the Official table? Have the whites
" democratic President re-
speed? Why IS color the standard by which the
President Is guided In filling the best OF our local
Offices Wholly sustained by The money OF our citf-
zenS? And II e must be negro, must it neceS-
Sanly be also carpetbaggerr
And then what superior qualifications does that
MASSACHUSETTS, negro possess for the recorders
once? What becomes Of the Presidents civil ser
vice REFORM OR does the latter apply only to
whites and not TO cOlOred people?
The appointment Is an insult TO the people OF
this District 1t virtually declares them 10 be
nc TO manage and I'LL their own principal offices.
dent cannot ind one to be recorder OF deeds. He
has to go 70 hyde Park, Massachusetts,, and i'm
But VIII colored people believe that the Gust
ing OF Fred. Douglass and the putting in his place
place them under so great obligations TO Grover
cleveland that they must vote for him two years
hence? AN OLD DEMOCRAT.
License and the Commissioners.
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
That there is crying need for war against the
sale and consumption OF alcoholic drinks in this
District no rght-minded man can deny, but there
viii not be unalimity as TO the mode OF con-
Quoting IL. The obvious points of attack are the
drinking places and the authorities who license
or do not close them up. No one Will attempt to
stand between either OF these and their just re-
SpOnSf0ilitT.
As 10 the vendors, It SHOULD be borne in mind
that there and is wide. deep. all pervaCiing,
claInorouS demand for alcoholic drinks, as strong
and imperative before the present sellers Were
born as now. These men but supply rs they can
this demand. They always Will exist in some form
uii the demand Is eXIlngulSheG- Guilty rs they
may be, war conducted mainly against them
tends but in the feebleS1 and most Illogical way TO
the ext1rpatfOn OF the evil.
As TO the Commissioners: IL is said. and truly,
that nc license Tor the retail trade IN alcoholic
drinks can issue unless approved BY them, and the
cenSe and VIII not. but approve OF ali, therefore
they are directly officially responsible for every
licensed place in the District: and active COM
plainantS are going TO the PRESIDENT and have
hose Commissioners disciplined.
TIE ComniSsi0n erS do not make the laws. They
cannot suspend them: nor they enforce or not,
as they may Judge the Tightfulness OF a given law.
All are to De enforced. In the spirit OF the laws
themselves. The spirit OF law is found in the law
in study OF ali the legislation on a given subject
It's morals are deduced in the same way. Now
whoever Will make a study of the legislation OF Jht,
District on this thing OF license for the retail of
alcoholic drinks, Will lind quite body statutory
law He must consult the colonial IeCislatfon
as that Of the state OF Maryland ali the charters
there were Several-Of Congress. OF the cities OF
Washington and Georgetown. and their numerous
cities. and the late District legislature. The con-
clllsion VIII be found lneviJible-the traffic is
authorized; not that alone, IL i IUStered and pro-
tected- First The government gives II a direct
sanction Ser08d: IL gives Its licensees monopoly
by penalties on unlicensed sales That spite OF It's
efforts 10 make this monopoly effective il remains
q legal ctlOn, shows The difficulty of tine subject
License Is qualified prohibition. All unlicensed
sales are prohibited IL Is probable that the
larger share OF alcoholic drinks consumed ia the
District and Ou- OF IL furnished by unlicensed
vendors; thing 10 be pondered. This aSide-iJ
would DE- Violation OF the law, its spirit and in
tent, 10 refuse 10 license II may be assumed that
the license laws have heretofore been admnis-
tered IN their spirit, as Congress has not Inter
posed oy legislation. though for years there has
D.eA congressional temperance society; and all
tnc members OF Congress OIicidUg live in
TIE District; nor until recently has there
D-en much effort TO secure new legislation.
i ne commissioners must exercise a dis
cretlct- To make an order against all licenses
Is not TIE exercise OF discretion IL IS discretion
inspired by the spirit and intent OF the laws alI-
LnorHlng licenses, that the law requires. By this
RUE let the commissioners be Judged Nobody
WISHES 10 screen them nor the licensed sellers for
THESE last are In the way OF that thorough reform
alton that dimin1sheS the demand for drink AMI
which, sooner or later, Will change all the person
hel OF Congress and its moral legislation, and
while II becomes deeper and broader Will have the
heaitnfuI support OF all OF both branches as citi-
zens.
The Street Car Tracks.
WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS PROPOSE To M IL rupy